NewHampshireJP.com wants to make your wedding day as special as it should be. One of your first steps to becoming a married couple is obtaining you marriage license from New Hampshire. Below is the application process.

All persons wishing to be married in the State of New Hampshire must complete a Marriage License application with any City or Town Clerk regardless of their place of residence. This includes out-of-state residents. Once the marriage license is issued, the couple is free to marry within any city or town in the State of New Hampshire.

Both individuals must appear at the same time in the Office of the City Clerk. However, if either party (or both) is a member of the armed forces, he or she shall forward an affidavit of marriage intentions, prepared by the armed forces legal representative, to the City Clerk, if he or she cannot appear in person.

Proof of age (example - driver's license, passport, certified birth certificate)

• Photo identification (example - driver's license or passport)
• Certified copy of a death certificate of a former spouse, if either applicant is widowed
• Certified copy of a final divorce decree, if either applicant is divorced
• Certified copy of a civil annulment decree, if the applicant's previous marriage was annulled. This is a court document.

Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a translation that has been signed by the translator. A notary must witness the translator's signature.